Words of wisdom

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“In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.” – Baba Dioum

“Treat the Earth well: It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” – Native American proverb

“When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.” – Joseph Campbell

“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom”
– E. O. Wilson

“No sooner are we supplied with every thing that nature can demand, than we sit down to contrive artificial appetites. – Samuel Johnson

“To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope for survival.”
– Wendell Berry